eutherian
adjective
eu·the·ri·an
yü-ˈthir-ē-ən 
: of or relating to a major division (Eutheria) of mammals comprising the placental mammals
eutherian
noun
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Their mammary glands are markedly different from those of eutherian mammals such as cows and humans that have nipples; monotremes instead secrete milk through specialized mammary hairs.
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Gat Rauner, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2024
But the rest of mammals, which come from the eutherian lineage, lost this trait early on, de Magalhaes says, and as a result our genes slowly decay under UV light.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 2 Jan. 2024
Some of the archaic species, such as taeniodonts, might have stemmed from Cretaceous eutherian ancestors and thus would be among the most primitive placentals on the trunk of the family tree.
—Steve Brusatte, Scientific American, 1 June 2022
To do that, Harris Lewin, an evolutionary geneticist at the University of California, Davis, and colleagues compared 19 genomes of various mammals at different spots in the eutherian family tree, including several primates.
—Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 19 June 2017
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Gat Rauner, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2024
But the rest of mammals, which come from the eutherian lineage, lost this trait early on, de Magalhaes says, and as a result our genes slowly decay under UV light.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 2 Jan. 2024
Some of the archaic species, such as taeniodonts, might have stemmed from Cretaceous eutherian ancestors and thus would be among the most primitive placentals on the trunk of the family tree.
—Steve Brusatte, Scientific American, 1 June 2022
To do that, Harris Lewin, an evolutionary geneticist at the University of California, Davis, and colleagues compared 19 genomes of various mammals at different spots in the eutherian family tree, including several primates.
—Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 19 June 2017
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